Written on Erev Shabbat, last Friday.
It has been a week since the war started, and I feel a need to write.
I am not a writer. I don’t even know who I will send this to.
I am, …
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By Dov Yarden
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10/18/23
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The Biden administration is working assiduously to block Israel from defeating Hamas or contending coherently or effectively with the growing existential threats it faces from Iran and Iran’s …
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By Caroline Glick
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12/26/23
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O ur parasha begins with Moshe Rabbeinu gathering the entire Jewish people before him, at which point we would expect some sort of listing of “the things that Hashem commanded to make.” …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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3/6/24
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A nybody who’s been to college can understand the allure of a wild party on the quad: Everybody singing together, wearing cool costumes and flipping off the establishment.
Unfortunately, …
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By James Sinkinson
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6/10/24
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Sound of the Shofar
Alerts congregants for a month
Solemn ceremony reserved
Partner calling the notes
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By Dr. David B. Chideckel
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9/21/11
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The pundits are confused about President Obama’s strategy for fighting terrorism. He seems to say one thing and then a few days later something quite different.
As a service to readers of The Jewish Star and the political punditry of America, I will explain the President’s terrorism-fighting strategy, which in his administration seems to be “except when the terrorists are targeting Jews.”
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By Jeff Dunetz
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8/27/14
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Sometimes, you have to be willing to take a stand, even if your goal is just to keep standing.
I don’t remember what it was that Barak had done that had so angered our sadistic first …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/20/14
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Everyone who is familiar with the story of Ruth knows the Talmudic sentiment (Yevamot 69a, 77a and Ketuvot 7b) that a Moabite female is permitted to join the Jewish people. The Talmud has a classic …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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8/27/15
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The joyous festival of Chanukah is just ten days away and the joyous American feast of Thanksgiving is now upon us. However, these are hardly joyous times; events around us reflect an ever-present …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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11/24/15
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We have been on a spiritual journey since the beginning of Chodesh Elul. This month helps us to focus upon what is false and what is real, in order that we may pursue matters of ultimate spiritual …
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By Rabbi David Etengoff
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9/30/17
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